Claude Monet’s painting, Schweitzer Wilhelm Pewter’s animal figurines and Andrea Fohrman’s star earring.
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Peonies in painting
Patterns
Art Deco architecture in Paris : Theaters
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Sources : theatrechampselysees.fr/theatre/un-peu-dhistoire, michodiere.com, sallepleyel.com, foliesbergere.com, architecture-artdeco.fr, paris-artdeco.org, lefigaro.fr and paris-promeneurs.com
Snowy Christmas
Amore
La belle Orientale
This gallery contains 30 photos.
André Suréda portrait and my designs (flower background and frieze). André Suréda (1872-1930) was a French orientalist painter who painted mostly North Africa.
La belle assoupie
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Mix of two paintings of André Sureda (1872-1930) and my design made with photoshop based on my two photos (Sky and pink flowers). André Suréda (1872-1930) was a French orientalist painter. He painted portraits and landscapes in North Africa (especially … Continue reading
Pastel colors
Art Deco in love
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“I think there was a freedom in the 1920s and 1930s: a certain liberty and evolution of women.” Francois Nars Eduardo Garcia Benito’s Vogue cover (1928), 1920s Art Deco diamond and pearl brooch, Art Deco print and Fairfax & Roberts … Continue reading
Byzantine Lady
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Model wearing Byzantine Dolce Gabbana clothes, Byzantine mosaics in the Church of Martorana and in the Mandamento Palazzo Reale of Palermo, Sicily.
Perdue dans la nébuleuse
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Manoush’s dress, Oscar de la Renta earrings and the painting “Heavenly Souls” by Michael Abakumov.
A la lumière du crépuscule
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Van Gogh’s painting (evening landscape), Saloni’s silk satin dress, gold necklace (sun), Oscar de la Renta’s bird earrings and Des petits hauts’s floral brooch. “Comme le crépuscule est beau, on peut se défaire de la méfiance, de la prudence, s’abandonner … Continue reading
A snow angel announcing Christmas
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Camille Pissarro painting “Snow effect at Eragny, Road to Gisors”, Ginger Jackie’s dress and WILHELM SCHWEIZER PEWTER ornaments (angel, shooting stars and street lamp).
The orange rising sun lightened and reflected on the sea
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Prada’s dress and detail of the Claude Monet’s painting “Impression, sunrise” (1872). I made two different versions of the set.
Mucha in Fall
Dans un tourbillon d’or
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Paule Ka’s dress. Details of the Klimt’s painting called “The Beethoven frise”.
Divine !
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Dolce Gabbana’s dress and earrings. This painting called “Allegory of painting” was realized by François Boucher in 1765. He was an important French Rococo painter.
Rêver parmi les fleurs
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Tara Jarmon’s dress and Theodore Earl Butler’s painting (Flowers in a garden, 1928).
Un été bucolique
Un monde de couleurs
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Lisa Perry’s dress. The background is a part of the Sonia Delaunay’s painting “Automne”, 1965. Sonia Delaunay was a famous Op art artist.
Au rythme des couleurs
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Lisa Perry’s dress. The background is a part of a Sonia Delaunay’s painting named “Rythme”, 1938. Sonia Delaunay is a famous Op art artist. Different versions : Op art was an inspiration for Sixties designers : Source : Pinterest
Bastille day celebrations at night
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Bastille day is a French national holiday celebrated each year on the July 14th. In France, we call this day the “Fête Nationale” or “Fête du 14 juillet”. It commemorates the storming of the Parisian prison, named Bastille in 1789. … Continue reading
Byzantine cross
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Byzantine cross by Chanel (vintage). If you like Byzantine jewelry, you should like Chanel jewels, Diego Percossi Papi, Ben Amun, Sylvia Toledano, Gripoix, Ilias Lalaounis and Julie Vos. The background is a detail of a 6th century Byzantine mosaic in … Continue reading
“Love letters to Rossetti” by the photographer Donna Lee Steven
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Australian born, Donna Stevens produces photoshoots for magazines and fine art world. In this serie of photos, the photographer pays a tribute to the Pre Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The British painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), figure of the … Continue reading
The Art Deco illustrator Coles Philipps
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Coles Phillips (1880-1927) was an American and Art Deco illustrator who worked from World War I to the late 1920s. He was a pioneer : he introduced for the first time the Art Deco style into adversitings and fashion magazines. … Continue reading
Italian Art
Dolce Gabbana pays a tribute to the Italian art of Maiolica with exquisite prints. “Maiolica, the refined, white-glazed pottery of the Italian Renaissance, was adapted to all objects that were traditionally ceramic, such as dishes, bowls, serving vessels, and jugs of all shapes and sizes.”
Source : Italian Renaissance by Jessie McNab
The vintage illustrator Valentine Sandberg
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Born in Sweden in 1881, Valentine Sandberg was an illustrator. He did covers for many magazines such as Success, Harper’s Weekly, Life, Sunday Magazine, Home Life, Modern Priscilla, Judge, and People’s Popular Monthly. He did also ads for brands like … Continue reading
Songe d’une après-midi d’automne
Colorful illusion
A sparkling night
The American vintage fashion photographer Rodney Smith
This gallery contains 93 photos.
The New-York based fashion photographer Rodney Smith (1947-2016) is famous for his surrealist and poetic universe. He was often compared to the Belgian painter René Magritte. The photographer worked for famous fashion names like Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, W … Continue reading
The Art Deco fashion illustrator Helen Dryden
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Helen Dryden (1887-1981) was an American artist who collaborated with Vogue during 13 years (1909-1922). She made fashion illustrations and covers for Vogue but also for Delineator and Studebaker. According to The New York Times, Helen Dryden was the most … Continue reading
Sparkling birds flying in the azur sky in an orange garden
Dreaming of a perfumed and singing garden
The French Riviera in painting
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The view of maritime pines, The blue of the sky and the sea, Fill my heart with joy. Sweet childhood memories ; Reminiscence of the past.
A starry night
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The sky is a part of the Vincent Van Gogh painting “Starry night over the Rhone” :
The American painter Will Cotton
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Will Cotton (born in 1965) is an American painter whose favourite subjects are sugar (candies, pastries…) and female nudes. Besides painting (oil on linen), he draws and sculpts. He creates surrealistic landscapes teeming with candies and pastries.
De la lumière dans la nuit
A bucolic Christmas
The American vintage artist and illustrator Edna Crompton
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Edna Crompton (1882-1952) was an American artist and illustrator from the “Golden Age of illustration“. She painted with oil on canvas, portraits of women. Mainly in the 1920s, her oil paintings were used as covers in American magazines like The Saturday Evening … Continue reading
The ghost Lady
The Art Deco fashion illustrator George Barbier
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George Barbier (1882-1932) was a French fashion illustrator and painter. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts (like André Édouard Marty and Georges Lepape). He is the most famous Art Deco illustrator. He drew fashion illustrations for “La Gazette … Continue reading
The Indian fashion photographer Tarun Khiwal
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Tarun Khiwal is an India’s leading fashion photographer. Pride of his culture and heritage, he photographs with an authentic India Modern aesthetic. Recognized internationally, he collaborates with magazines like Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire and L’Officiel. Besides, Tarun … Continue reading
The painting “Lady Lavery” by Sir John Lavery
The Irish painter John Lavery (1856-1941) made a portrait of his wife Lady Lavery in 1922. It is a delicate, charming and graceful paint. The warm light emanating from Lady Lavery is somptuous and contrasts with the dark background. The lady is very elegant with a steamy dress. The transparence and movement of the dress as well as the lady’s face are wonderful.
Source : http://pictify.saatchigallery.com
The fashion photographer Xevi Muntane
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Xevi Muntane is a Spanish fashion photographer. He produces photoshoots for fashion magazines like Harper’s Bazaar and V magazine. He shoots models but also celebrities such as Léa Seydoux and Kylie Minogue. His photographs are luminous, colorful and retro inspired. … Continue reading
The American vintage photographer Gordon Parks
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Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was a black American photographer who worked for Life magazine from the 1940s to the 1970s. Multi-talent and activist, he produced fashion photoshoots, realized photos of celebrities, directed movies (“Shaft”), wrote books, but also depicted through pictures … Continue reading
Lights and colours
When i went to the Gellért baths in Budapest, i was charmed by the refined decoration. The glass windows are particulary beautiful.
Magnificent round stained glass window
The Old Hollywood photographer Eugene Robert Richee
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Eugene Robert Richee (1896-1972) was an Hollywood photographer at Paramount (1921-1941) and Warner Brothers. He started by shooting silent movie stars like Gloria Swanson, Claudette Colbert and Carole Lombard. He is particulary famous for his portraits of movie stars such … Continue reading
Among gold trees
Michael Aram’s home decor. I used the wonderful Gustav Klimt’s paint called “The tree of life” (1905). Klimt used oil painting techniques with gold paint : Source : http://www.gustav-klimt.com/
In front of a beautiful house
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Parosh dress. I used as background a beautiful Raoul Dufy’s painting named “La grille” (“The grid”).
The French painter Raoul Dufy
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Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) was a French painter, illustrator and designer . He admired the works of Van Gogh, Gauguin and Impressionist painters. He wasn’t really a Fauvist painter : he only adhered to the Fauve movement during three years until … Continue reading
The vintage fashion photographer Clifford Coffin
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Clifford Coffin (1913-1972) was an American fashion photographer considered as the greatest of Vogue’s photographers. During the 1940s and 1950s, he produced elegant, graceful and creative fashion photoshoots. He played an important part in fashion history : he covered the … Continue reading
The Brazilian photographer Paulo Vainer
This gallery contains 63 photos.
Paulo Vainer is a Brazilian photographer and filmmaker based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He begun his career in 1978 as an assistant to photographer Bob Wolfenson. He realizes fashion photoshoots for many magazines like Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. He shoots … Continue reading
Op art fashion !
The vintage fashion photographer F.C. Gundlach
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Franz Christian Gundlach (born in 1926) is the most significant fashion photographer of Germany’s post-war years. Gundlach covered the evolution of fashion : “from the optimistic postwar years to the beginning of postmodernism, from Paris Haute Couture to Prêt-à-Porter, and … Continue reading
The vintage fashion photographer Frances Mclaughlin-Gill
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The American Frances McLaughlin-Gill (1919-2014) was one of the rare female photographers in the 40’s. She was the first female photographer to sign a contract with Vogue in 1943. She said about her work “everyone was wearing beautiful clothes, sitting … Continue reading
The fashion photographer Venetia Scott
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The London based fashion photographer realizes romantic, sweet and retro photoshoots. She collaborated with many fashion brands such as Paule Ka, Orla Kiely, Kate Spade, Red Valentino and blugirl.
The Old Hollywood photographer Bob Willoughby
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Bob Willoughby (1927-2009) was pioneering in celebrities photography. He was the first “outside photographer” : the studios hired him to realize photos for the press. He photographed the biggest movie stars.
The photographer Jean-Marie Périer
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Jean-Marie Périer is a famous French photographer. I like particulary his work during the sixties. From 1962 to 1974, he was the photographer of the French magazine “Salut les copains”, along with the artists of the sixties.
The fashion photographer Erik Madigan Heck
This gallery contains 170 photos.
Erik Madigan Heck is my favourite fashion photographer. His photos are colorful, pop, romantic and poetic. I like the color contrast, the mix of patterns, the blurry artistic, the moving models, the use of flowers, the retro and colorful style.
Palais Bahia : Jewel of the Hispano-Mauresque art
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Palais Bahia is incredibly decorated with somptuous mosaics, sculpted stone artifacts and painted doors and ceilings. The palace was built under the reign of two sultans : Sidi Mohammed ben Abd al Rahman (1859-1873) and Moulay Abd al-Aziz (1894-1908). The … Continue reading
